Ranking the ACC/Big Ten Challenge games
Posted May 1, 2014
2. Iowa at North Carolina: The Hawkeyes and Tar Heels both want to run early and often. UNC will be a much more athletic team than it was last season with the addition of freshmen Joel Berry, Theo Pinson and Justin Jackson. The game could offer a small bit of redemption for guard Marcus Paige, who is a Marion, Iowa, native, after the Heels were bounced by Iowa State in the NCAA tournament.
(ESPN.com)
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